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2010-06-19T00:46:00.000-07:00

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Team news Ashish Nehra struggled with his fitness in the first game and is a doubtful starter against Pakistan. A final decision will be taken on Saturday morning, and if required, Ashok Dinda should replace him.
India (likely) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautham Gambhir, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Rohit Sharma, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ashish Nehra/Ashok Dinda
Following the struggles of Shahzaib and Amin at the top, Imran Farhat can expect a recall. Shoaib's fitness issues will also be a talking point in the Pakistan dressing room.
Pakistan (likely) 1 Salman Butt, 2 Shahzaib Hasan/Imran Farhat, 3 Umar Amin, 4 Shahid Afridi (capt), 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Kamran Akmal(wk), 8 Abdul Razzaq, 9 Shoaib Akhtar, 10 Mohammad Asif, 11 Mohammad Aamer

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2010-06-15T23:48:00.000-07:00

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India (likely) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautham Gambhir, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Rohit Sharma, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Pragyan Ojha/R Ashwin/Praveen Kumar, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ashish Nehra
Bangladesh (likely) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Junaid Siddique, 4 Mohammad Ashraful, 5 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 8 Naeem Islam, 9 Shafiul Islam, 10 Rubel Hossain, 11 Abdur Razzak

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2010-06-12T00:34:00.000-07:00

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Zimbabwe squad E Chigumbura*, AM Blignaut, CJ Chibhabha, CK Coventry, AG Cremer, CR Ervine, GA Lamb, H Masakadza, CB Mpofu, RW Price, EC Rainsford, V Sibanda, T Taibu†, BRM Taylor, P Utseya India squad SK Raina*, V Kohli, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, AB Dinda, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik†, A Mishra, NV Ojha, PP Ojha, Pankaj Singh, YK Pathan, RG Sharma, M Vijay, R Vinay Kumar, U Yadav

Australia v Pakistan 5th odi Live at Perth

2010-01-30T08:30:00.000-08:00

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Australia (probable): 1 Shaun Marsh, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Cameron White, 6 Michael Hussey, 7 James Hopes, 8 Peter Siddle/Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Ryan Harris, 11 Clint McKay.

Pakistan called up Khalid Latif for the ODI series but have yet to play him, despite encouraging results in the last three games he played for them against New Zealand. Kamran Akmal's form with the bat as opener hasn't been great and Sarfraz Ahmed is there as a replacement, so logic would suggest such a change. But this is Pakistan, so it isn't likely.

Pakistan (probable): 1 Salman Butt, 2 Kamran Akmal (wk), 3 Younis Khan, 4 Mohammad Yousuf (capt), 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Fawad Alam, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, 9 Rao Iftikhar Anjum, 10 Mohammad Asif, 11 Saeed Ajmal.

3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan live streaming

2010-01-13T09:21:00.000-08:00

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Australia 1 Shane Watson, 2 Simon Katich, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Marcus North, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Peter Siddle, 11 Doug Bollinger.

Pakistan have made four changes to the line-up that Misbah and Iqbal are out, with Malik and Manzoor the beneficiaries. Aamer is fit again and has replaced Mohammad Sami, and Sarfraz has come in for Akmal.

Pakistan 1 Imran Farhat, 2 Salman Butt, 3 Khurram Manzoor, 4 Mohammad Yousuf (capt), 5 Umar Akmal, 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Mohammad Aamer, 9 Umar Gul, 10 Danish Kaneria, 11 Mohammad Asif

India vs Sri Lanka Final Live Streaming

2010-01-12T20:49:00.000-08:00

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(probable) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Gautam Gambhir, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 MS Dhoni (capt/wk), 6 Suresh Raina, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Ashish Nehra, 10 Sreesanth/Sudeep Tyagi.
With the team progressing smoothly to the finals, Sri Lanka may not tinker too much with their combination. At training on the eve of the final, Welegedara and Lakmal were practising a lot of yorkers and bouncers. Welegedera more yorkers, Lakmal more bouncers. Thushara was also seen trying to get bounce from short of a length. Sri Lanka will have to decide between one of them and Kulasekara.
Sri Lanka: (probable) 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt./wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Thilina Kandamby, 7 Thissara Perera, 8 Suraj Randiv, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Thilan Thushara, 11 Chanaka Welegedara.
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2010-01-09T18:37:00.000-08:00

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India squad
MS Dhoni*†, V Sehwag, AB Dinda, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik†, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Mishra, A Nehra, SK Raina, RG Sharma, S Sreesanth, S Tyagi, Yuvraj Singh
Sri Lanka squad

KC Sangakkara*†, TM Dilshan, CM Bandara, LD Chandimal, DPMD Jayawardene, S Randiv, SHT Kandamby, KMDN Kulasekara, RAS Lakmal, NLTC Perera, TT Samaraweera, WU Tharanga, HDRL Thirimanne, T Thushara, ML Udawatte, UWMBCA Welegedara
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India vs Sri Lanka 4th odi Live Streaming Online

2010-01-09T18:31:00.000-08:00

India vs Sri Lanka 4th odi Match

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Played at Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

10 January 2010 - day/night

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2009-04-27T11:10:00.000-07:00

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Delhi: 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Virender Sehwag (capt), 3 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4 AB de Villiers, 5 Mithun Manhas, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Daniel Vettori, 8 Dirk Nannes, 9 Pradeep Sangwan, 10 Amit Mishra, 11 Ashish Nehra.

After the defeat against Punjab, Warne said that they would make changes to the top-order but it's hard to predict what those changes will be. Tyron Henderson and Lee Carseldine are options but Rajasthan have few strong players on the bench to pick from.

Rajasthan: 1 Graeme Smith, 2 Swapnil Asnodkar, 3 Rob Quiney/Tyron Henderson/Lee Carseldine, 4 Yusuf Pathan, 5 Dimitri Mascarenhas, 6 Ravindra Jedeja, 7 Shane Warne (capt), 8 Mahesh Rawat (wk), 9 Abhishek Raut, 10 Kamran Khan, 11 Munaf Patel.

Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming IPL

2009-04-25T21:12:00.000-07:00

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Bangalore: The overseas players haven't pulled their weight. Kevin Pietersen has scored 43 runs in four innings while Jesse Ryder and Ross Taylor have 32 and 36 respectively from three. Robin Uthappa has been poor at the top of the order as well with 35 runs in four innings at a strike-rate of only 71.

Delhi: Gambhir is the only top-order batsman from Delhi who hasn't got going. Sehwag plundered Punjab in a rain-curtailed innings while Dilshan rescued Delhi after the loss of two quick wickets with a feisty half-century against Chennai. The innings of the tournament, however, was de Villiers' 105 off 54 balls in his first innings of the IPL.

Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils Live Streaming IPL

2009-04-25T21:03:00.000-07:00

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Match Begins 16:00 IST | 12:30 SA | 10:30 GMT

A campaign that began so brightly with a 92-run victory for Bangalore Royal Challengers has gone into freefall. Since that victory against Rajasthan Royals, Bangalore have suffered three consecutive defeats and languish in the bottom half of the league. In order to end the losing streak in Port Elizabeth, Bangalore will have upset the Delhi Daredevils, considered by many to be favourites for the title.

Bangalore's worries stem from a top order that has failed to make use of the Powerplay overs by losing too many wickets. Their best performance during the first six overs was 49 for 3 against Kings XI Punjab on Friday. They are facing a problem similar to the one in the inaugural season where the overseas players failed to make a significant contribution. Their best batsman has been Rahul Dravid, with 144 runs at an average of 36, but he's begun most of his innings with Bangalore already in deep trouble.

Bangalore's bowlers haven't been in top form either - they've managed to take only 20 wickets in four games, 11 in the last three - and they are up against perhaps the most in-form batting line-up of the tournament. Delhi suffered a crippling blow against Chennai Super Kings, losing both Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir cheaply, and few would have expected their overseas batsmen, AB de Villiers and Tillakaratne Dilshan, to perform the way they did. They batted with methodical aggression and have reduced the dependency on Sehwag for posting huge scores.

Pakistan vs Australia 1st Odi From Dubai

2009-04-20T10:18:00.000-07:00

ust days after another sad chapter pushed them further onto the margins of the cricket world, Pakistan glimpse a rare opportunity to make a significant on-field statement. They take on Australia in a five-match ODI series followed by two Twenty20 internationals in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from Wednesday, a contest Younis Khan believes offers Pakistan the chance to begin another era on a brighter note.

As an indication of just how much Pakistan have faded away off the field in recent years - and Australia's reluctance to tour Pakistan - Wednesday's game will be the first ODI between the two sides since February 2005. In fact, the two sides have only met once in any format since then: at the World Twenty20 in September 2007, when Pakistan trumped them on the way to the final.

Much has changed since then - four players from each side remain - not least the fortunes of both sides, but Younis believed that good performances here may well lead to a repeat of Pakistan's last successful era, which began around the time the two sides last met.

"This is a very big series for several reasons," Younis told Cricinfo. "If we play well - not necessarily win - but play well then we can become like Inzi and Bob Woolmer's sides in 2005 and 2006," he said. "If we perform well - and win - then people will have to take notice because it is Australia. I want to see good moments…after the series I want to be able to look back and pinpoint 7-10 moments where we did really well, with a bowling spell, a bit of fielding, some batting. That will be an achievement."

Pakistan's squad is neither inexperienced nor raw, but undercooked and rusty: since April 2007, Australia have played 45 ODIs against top-flight nations and Pakistan just over half, with 24. But for the players, says Younis, the series is a golden opportunity. "Any guy who takes the opportunity here and does well, it'll be a massive break for them internationally. This is how I am looking at it personally and trying to instill in the team. I am fairly sure they are aware of it. If as a player you take off in this series, nobody will be able to bring you down."

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2009-04-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

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2009-04-18T10:54:00.000-07:00

Tendulkar carried his bat, slamming an unbeaten 59 to help his side post 165 for seven.

Chennai made a good fist of the chase thanks to Matthew Hayden's 44, but fell short and eventually ended with 146 for seven.

After Mahendra Singh Dhoni had won the toss and asked Mumbai to bat, Sanath Jayasuriya and Tendulkar began briskly, tucking into opening pair of Manpreet Singh Gony and Thilan Thushara.

The two helped Mumbai reach 27 in just four overs, forcing Dhoni into a bowling change which saw the introduction of Andrew Flintoff.

The England all-rounder almost struck in his first over when Tendulkar looked to have edged the ball, but Hayden at first slip failed to hold on to a straightforward take.

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2009-04-17T09:38:00.000-07:00

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2009-04-17T09:21:00.000-07:00

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IPL 2009 Match Shedule

2009-04-17T09:13:00.000-07:00

Date	Time	Team			Venu
Apr 18	4 pm	Rajasthan Royals	vs	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Cape Town
	8 pm	Mumbai Indians	vs	Chennai Super Kings	Cape Town
Apr 19	4 pm	Kolkata Knight Riders	vs	Deccan Chargers	Cape Town
	8 pm	Delhi Daredevils	vs	Kings XI Punjab	Cape Town
Apr 20	4 pm	Royal Challengers Bangalore	vs	Chennai Super Kings	Port Elizabeth
Apr 21	4 pm	Rajasthan Royals	vs	Mumbai Indians	Durban
	8pm	Kolkata Knight Riders	vs	Kings XI Punjab	Durban
Apr 22	4 pm	Delhi Daredevils	vs	Chennai Super Kings	Durban
	8 pm	Royal Challengers Bangalore	vs	Deccan Chargers	Cape Town
Apr 23	4 pm	Kolkata Knight Riders	vs	Rajasthan Royals	Port Elizabeth
Apr 24	4 pm	Kings XI Punjab	vs	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Johannesburg
Apr : 25	4 pm	Kolkata Knight Riders	vs	Chennai Super Kings	Cape Town
	8 pm	Deccan Chargers	vs	Mumbai Indians	Durban
Apr : 26	4 pm	Rajasthan Royals	vs	Kings XI Punjab	Cape Town
	8 pm	Royal Challengers Bangalore	vs	Delhi Daredevils	Port Elizabeth
Apr : 27	4 pm	Kolkata Knight Riders	vs	Mumbai Indians	Cape Town
	8 pm	Chennai Super Kings	vs	Deccan Chargers	Durban
Apr 28	4 pm	Delhi Daredevils	vs	Rajasthan Royals	Centurion
Apr 29	4 pm	Mumbai Indians	vs	Kings XI Punjab	Durban
Apr 29	8 pm	Kolkata Knight Riders	vs	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Durban
Apr 30	4 pm	Delhi Daredevils	vs	Deccan Chargers	Supersport Park
	8 pm	Rajasthan Royals	vs	Chennai Super Kings	Centurion

Inside the IPL 2009

2009-04-17T09:09:00.000-07:00

As the stage is set for the commencement of the second edition of the Indian Premier League on Saturday, my mind goes back to exactly a year ago when the IPL was launched amidst unprecedented fanfare and high expectations.

The concept itself was unique, what with the public auction of players, the introduction of franchisees and the keen involvement of film stars, flamboyant industrialists and big business houses.

The money associated with the event was the eye rubbing and mind boggling variety. They were detractors who scoffed at the concept and said that nothing could compare with countries vying with each other

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2009-04-12T07:26:00.000-07:00

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4th ODI v South Africa at Port Elizabeth - Apr 13, 2009

Two more matches and a long and fascinating summer that has been played out between South Africa and Australia will be at an end. One more victory and South Africa will finish on a high. They took a 2-1 lead in Cape Town and can wrap up the ODI series with a win in Port Elizabeth. However, after such an evenly-fought few months it might be fitting to be locked at 2-2 heading to the final match at the Wanderers, where the two sides rewrote the limited-overs record books with the 438 match three years ago. But first things first: Australia must win the day game in Port Elizabeth to keep alive their hopes of a series win and of regaining the No. 1 ODI ranking that began a couple of weeks ago in South African hands and has alternated through the series.

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2009-04-06T10:33:00.000-07:00

There was a world record for Rahul Dravid and four wickets before tea but a combination of bad light and an obdurate fifth-wicket partnership held up India's victory charge at the Basin Reserve after they had set New Zealand a target of 617. Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh took two wickets apiece and New Zealand's hopes of surviving into the final day rested largely with Ross Taylor, who played some swashbuckling strokes on his way to 69. He added 83 with James Franklin to rebuild the innings, and when played was called off 21 overs early, the draw remained a viable option. Earlier, India had batted till drinks in an extended 150-minute morning session, adding 85 to their overnight score of 349 for 5
It was the third wicket that India took in the session, and as has so often been the case in recent times it was Zaheer who did all the early damage. He bowled 15 overs unchanged either side of lunch, and troubled every batsmen with his pace and angle. Tim McIntosh struggled again, before an edge to third slip shortly before lunch sparked off loud celebrations. It was Dravid's 182nd catch, one better than Mark Waugh, and the ball received a grateful kiss once it had settled into the hands

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2009-04-04T10:36:00.000-07:00

Indian bowlers who have the distinction of claiming five or more wickets in an innings thrice in New Zealand. They are Erapalli Prasanna and now Zaheer Khan. Zaheer achieved the feat with figures of five for 29 at Hamilton, five for 53 at Wellington – both in 2002 - and now five for 65 at Wellington.
6 – Number of catches taken by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in New Zealand’s first innings is the highest by an Indian wicket keeper. It surpassed the previous best of five catches held by Syed Kirmani, Nayan Mongia and Dhoni himself. Further, it also equals Indian record for the most dismissals in an innings that he now shares with Kirmani who had grabbed five catches and effected a stumping against New Zealand at Christchurch in 1976.

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33 – Number of times Chris Martin has remained not out in his 48-match career with his latest unbeaten innings of four runs. He equaled the New Zealand record for the most unbeaten innings in a career, a record he now shares with yet another fast bowler Ewan Chatfield who had set the mark in his 43-Test career.

India vs New Zealand 3rd test lead at 233 Runs

2009-04-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

That's the end of Day 2 and it's safe to say that it has been all India. After being bowled out early for 379, they made good inroads into the Kiwi batting lineup with Zaheer leading the charge to bowl them out for a paltry 197. Harbhajan picked up 3 good wickets as well. After grabbing a healthy lead of 182, India came out and negotiated 16 overs and made 51 runs with the loss of Virender Sehwag's wicket who succumbed to a peach of a delivery from Chris Martin. Gambhir and Dravid are looking solid out there and with three whole days to go, India will be looking at a big target to set for the hosts. The lead at the moment is 233. New Zealand will have to bowl out of their socks to get India out cheaply tomorrow and obtain a chaseable target. The visitors will be extremely satisfied and supremely confident of winning this game and the series 2-0. Do join us tomorrow for the third day's play.

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2009-04-03T00:55:00.000-07:00

The last pair of Ishant Sharma (15) and Munaf Patel (14) were together for the visitors at the close.

Harbhajan (pictured) scored 60 while Dhoni made 52 as the pair combined for a 79-run partnership to ensure the first day at the Basin Reserve ended in the balance after India had been reduced to 204 for six shortly into the final session.

The pair came together after Rahul Dravid, who had ground his way to 35, fell just after the tea break following New Zealand's capture of three wickets in the hour before tea to give them the advantage as they sought to level the Test series.

Dhoni and Harbhajan, however, threw caution to the wind, slashing at anything short with several shots sailing over the slips or just wide of the exasperated New Zealand fielders.

Harbhajan also had a lucky escape when Martin Guptill dropped a difficult chance in the gully when he was on 14.

Dhoni also appeared to be dropped by Daniel Flynn at cover point shortly after he reached 50, though his good fortune did not last long and he was caught in the deep by Iain O'Brien off a Tim Southee bouncer on the next ball.

Harbhajan, who brought up his 50 with two fours and a six off successive Daniel Vettori deliveries, continued to hit out until he mistimed a drive off Martin and caught by Vettori at mid-off.

Zaheer Khan, who had followed Harbhajan and Dhoni's swashbuckling lead, was dismissed for 33 with four overs remaining in the day's play as India scored 185 runs in 35 overs for the loss of four wickets in the final session.

Earlier, Virender Sehwag (48) and Gautam Gambhir (23) had been dismissed in quick succession before lunch after making an aggressive start, scoring 65 runs in the first hour.

Sehwag had stroked seven boundaries and a six before he nicked an O'Brien delivery through to wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum with the score on 73. Gambhir fell two runs later when he was trapped in front by James Franklin.

After lunch Sachin Tendulkar had brought up his 53rd Test half century, however, as he did in the second Test when he got two starts (49 and 64) but failed to push on. He was dismissed shortly after when he got an edge to wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum off Martin for 62.

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2009-04-02T05:22:00.000-07:00

HE INDIAN team got their first real taste of just how bitingly cold the Wellington wind could be on Wednesday during a morning practice session that was held, for the best part, in overcast conditions. If their spirits were dampened, the Indians did not show it, beginning with a typically boisterous warm-up session with football before moving to the cricket.

They did not take any chances, though, and multiple layers of clothing as well as woollen hand gloves and beanies to protect the head and ears from the chill were on display.

"Finally, it feels like we are in New Zealand," one of the cricketers joked soon after their session. "It is a little bit cold for the Indian guys, but yeah, we have adjusted pretty well," said coach Gary Kirsten. "As for the wind, we will have to see when we get out there. The wind does affect things, but the guys are looking forward to it. There has been talk about the third Test within our camp. We got a fair amount of rest watching the guys bat, so the bowlers are pretty keen to get out there."

Even Brendon McCullum felt the effects of the chill. "It's very cold," he said. "Very blustery and the sun hasn't really shone much. If we find it cold here, no doubt the Indians will be freezing. I am sure from their point of view, they will be hoping the wind dies down and the sun comes out; from ours, it will be great to have them on the park when the conditions are like this. I am sure we are going to find the conditions a little bit more pleasurable than they are.

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2009-04-02T05:21:00.000-07:00

IR RICHARD Hadlee is set to become New Zealand's lone member of the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame. While the ICC has said this is only an initial list Hadlee will accept the honour on Friday. ICC dignitaries David Morgan (President) and Haroon Lorgat (Chief Executive) will be in the capital to do the honours and also meet with officials of New Zealand Cricket.

Father versus SonNew Zealand Cricket has developed a unique initiative where promising schoolboy cricketers take on former greats in order to gain exposure. This has come with a sweet twist as left-arm spinner Harry Wright will play for a Gilette Cup Elite Schoolboys squad against a Wanderer's XI that includes John Wright.

Former New Zealand stalwart and erstwhile India coach John's son Harry goes to school in Wellington and will have a crack a team that includes his father and other former internationals like Simon Doull.

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2009-03-27T00:51:00.000-07:00

At stumps on the second day at McLean Park, the second Test between these two sides carried an ominously one-sided look. On a dodo-dead pitch, India were hammered to the tune of 619 for 9 - only the third time New Zealand have crossed 600 - after which they lost their openers to utterly irresponsible shots. The script was written by New Zealand on a lifeless track and the central characters were Jesse Ryder, with a maiden double-century, Brendon McCullum, with a stroke-filled ton of his own, and Daniel Vettori, who followed a half-century with two wickets before stumps.

As on day one, partnerships were again the secret of New Zealand's accomplishment on such a track. Ryder added 121 in the morning with James Franklin, then a more sedate 62 with McCullum, after which McCullum and Vettori put on 128 to utterly flounder India. It all appeared a touch too easy for New Zealand, and India didn't seem to have a plan.

India had been frustrated in the first session, but what really flattened them was the interval between lunch and tea. After Ryder was bowled the delivery after raising an excellent double - the first since Stephen Fleming's 262 against South Africa in 2006 - McCullum piled the pain on a cumbersome India and continued an exemplary day's work for the hosts.

The sight of McCullum striding to the middle at 415 for 5 can demoralise the best of sides. Timing the ball with fluency from the start, he kept the tempo by cutting Munaf Patel for four, and then did the same to Harbhajan Singh. Hardly allowing himself time to soak in the magic of his 201, Ryder was bowled next ball attempting an expansive drive. It was truly a splendid innings and if India thought it was a window to break through, they were mistaken

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2009-03-27T00:49:00.000-07:00

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed Andrew Strauss to lead England during the Ashes this year despite the team's lack of success since he took over from Kevin Pietersen. England lost the five-Test series against West Indies 1-0, were beaten in the Twenty20 international, and are currently level at 1-1 in the five ODI series.

"I believe Strauss is the right man and a very, very good leader," Vaughan told Sky Sports. "I hope he is going to be captain for the Ashes and well beyond that, because he creates stability about the team. We just have to get that winning momentum back to the team. It will just happen, as long as they keep doing the right things." Vaughan stepped down as England captain during the home series against South Africa in 2008 and has since been out of the Test team.

Strauss also found a supporter in Andrew Flintoff, who said the captain was probably England's "best player". "Straussy has just scored a hundred in his last one-day international and probably was our best player," Flintoff said. "Straussy is our captain - he is the one that tosses the coin and leads the team out on the field and long may that continue."

Flintoff also backed Andy Flower, who stepped in as England coach on a temporary basis after Peter Moores was removed following the row with Pietersen. Flintoff said Flower should not be blamed for England's poor results in the West Indies.

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Sehwag said he was not surprised by New Zealand's revival.

"We knew it was a good track (even) at 23 for three, and that someone will get a hundred here," Sehwag said.

Taylor's innings of 262 minutes and 204 balls was still the foundation of New Zealand's strong position at stumps on day one. He had come to the crease when New Zealand was in the throes of its early collapse and was the first batsman to offer resistance to India's attack.

"I think I was a bit more nervous than normal," Taylor said. "I haven't had a score for a while in the test arena so I was happy to get one today.

"I put a lot of pressure on myself with goals and high standards and the way I've played over the last few months hasn't lived up to those standards. This wasn't the best hundred I've got but it was good to get there."

Taylor praised Ryder's contribution.

"A lot credit has to go to Jesse," he said. "I think he played outstandingly well and to still be there, after over six hours, he's been great.

"He played a big part in my innings today. He kept me going and I have to thank him."

Ryder and Taylor batted for more than two full sessions to change the course of the opening day and to answer captain Daniel Vettori's call on batsmen to occupy the crease for long periods.

It was a message lost on New Zealand's top order as Tim McIntosh was out, unluckily, for 12, Jamie How for 1 and Martin Guptill for 8.

Ryder unbeaten on 137 at stumps

2009-03-26T01:51:00.000-07:00

Taylor and Ryder were thrown together in only the 11th over Thursday, with New Zealand's innings in collapse at 23 for three. They pursued their partnership for the next 58.2 overs to lift the home side to 294-4 before Taylor was out for 151.

The partnership was the highest by a New Zealand pair for all wickets against India, beating 231, and the highest for New Zealand's fourth wicket against all nations, beating the previous mark of 241.

Ryder was unbeaten on 137 at stumps, having batted more than seven hours for his second century in consecutive tests after his 102 at Hamilton, where India won by 10 wickets.

Taylor's century was his first in five tests, since his 115 against Australia at Brisbane in November, and came within 18 runs of his highest score of 169, made against England at Old Trafford 10 months ago.

Taylor struggled to curb his aggressive nature and offered chances throughout his innings before finally lofting an attempted sweep to Yuvraj Singh on the square leg boundary off Harbhajan Singh in the final session.

Ryder, in contrast, played a composed and technically expert innings, limiting his scoring shots to precise and predetermined areas and offering few opportunities to the fielding side.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ruled out of the match Thursday with a back injury, handing the captaincy to Virender Sehwag who led India for only the second time in a test.

Sehwag said he was not surprised by New Zealand's revival

India vs New Zealand 2nd Test Live streaming

2009-03-25T05:40:00.000-07:00

Wherever you go in New Zealand, as soon as they come to know you are from India and are here for the cricket, a question comes up, "So how many days will your team take this time? Three? Four?" It's all banter that goes the other way too, but it always starts with how weak the New Zealand team is. Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, knows the public deserves better than what happened in Hamilton, a tame defeat in four days. It's not the loss that hurts them as much, but the manner in which they lost.

"They [public] want results, just like we want results," Vettori said on the eve of the Napier Test. "They probably need to see the New Zealand team to come out and fight. The big thing about the New Zealand public is that as long as they see the New Zealand cricket side fight for a result - doesn't matter if there is a hard-fought win or a hard-fought loss, I think they are satisfied. The performance we put together in Hamilton wasn't consistent with that." In Napier they need to put a fight to keep the series alive. In the last 20 years, New Zealand have been on the wrong side of a dead rubber at home only twice.

New Zealand have been working hard over the last four days, in the nets, in the gym and on their mental make-up. The target is pretty clear

IPL to be Chamged in South Africa

2009-03-25T05:38:00.000-07:00

South Africa has edged out England to be named host nation of the 2009 IPL. The decision was made after a meeting between the IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi, and the Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive, Gerald Majola, in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The IPL also announced that a final schedule for the 59 matches and the host venues for the eight franchises will be released shortly.

Cricinfo understands that the IPL's opening ceremony will be held in Cape Town, and that the defending champions Rajasthan Royals will play the first game. The tournament will commence on April 18, a week later than initially scheduled, and a day after the one-day series between South Africa and Australia ends. Sources said Johannesburg, Durban, Centurion, Port Elizabeth, East London and Cape Town would be the host venues.

However, it's understood that negotiations between the two boards were not as smooth as it was initially expected with England remaining in contention as an active alternative for hosting the IPL during most of Tuesday afternoon's meeting.

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2009-03-20T09:45:00.000-07:00

The hosts were 75 for three in the second innings, 166 runs behind India who were bowled out just before the tea break for 520 in reply to New Zealand's 279.

New Zealand made a disastrous start to their second innings with opener Tim McIntosh controversially caught at first slip by Tendulkar off the third ball for a duck.

Television replays suggested the ball may have bounced just in front of Tendulkar before he closed his hands around the ball. The 35-year-old Tendulkar immediately left the field to receive treatment to his hand.

New Zealand coach Andy Moles said he thought the catch should have been referred to the third umpire.

"You all saw the TV shots, it's fair to say we're surprised it wasn't referred," Moles told reporters.

Tendulkar, however, disagreed.

"I have the seen replays and I have seen my fingers under the ball," he said.

"Sometimes on camera it looks different. I was pretty much confident otherwise I would not have appealed for it."

Debutant Martin Guptill (48) and Daniel Flynn combined for a 68-run second wicket stand before Guptill threw his wicket away in sight of his first test half century when he smashed a Harbhajan Singh half volley to Virender Sehwag.

New Zealand's crisis deepened when night watchman Kyle Mills, who lasted 19 balls in the fading light, was trapped in front by Munaf Patel for two on the last ball of the day.

Flynn was left on 24 not out and will be joined at the crease on Saturday by Ross Taylor with New Zealand's last three specialist batsmen in Flynn, Taylor and Jesse Ryder needing to bat the entire day to avoid a heavy loss within four days.

"We find ourselves in a very difficult position," Moles said.

"We've been outplayed for the first three days and we've got to make sure we show a bit more character over the next two.

"We've under-performed, we dropped four catches, there were balls in the outfield we should have cut off.

"It's not a very good advert for the test team so far in this game."

Tendulkar had anchored India's powerful batting line up to an imposing total.

Resuming on 278 for four, just one run behind New Zealand's first innings, Yuvraj Singh (22) was the only wicket to fall in the morning session when he shouldered arms to a Chris Martin delivery and was bowled.

Tendulkar and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni combined for a century stand until the afternoon session before Dhoni was caught behind by Brendon McCullum for 47 when an Iain O'Brien bouncer brushed his gloves.

West Indies vs England 1st Odi Live Streaming

2009-03-20T03:57:00.000-07:00

Strauss has declared himself fit after a minor hamstring problem but Andrew Flintoff hasn't yet recovered from his hip injury and continues to miss out. England won't reveal their side until the toss, but it seems likely that Steven Davies will get another chance to open alongside Ravi Bopara. West Indies will give Gayle a last-minute fitness test although he is hopeful of being ready, while it is a surprise that Sulieman Benn has been dropped after his superb spell in the Twenty20. Offspinner Nikita Miller has been recalled to the squad after a strong domestic season

West Indies (possible) Chris Gayle (capt), Devon Smith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 5 Kieron Pollard, Simmons, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin (wk), 9 Darren Sammy, Taylor, Edwards

England (possible) Bopara, Davies (wk) Pietersen, Shah, Collingwood, Strauss (capt), Mascarenhas, Broad, Batty, Khan, Anderson

Live streaming India vs New Zealand First(1st) Test Day 3

2009-03-18T23:02:00.000-07:00

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To say the forthcoming Test series between India and New Zealand will be challenging for the home side would be a huge understatement. If everything plays out as suspected, it could be 15 long days of leather-chasing for the New Zealand players.

Dravid defended as methodically as ever, but it wasn't all dour stuff. He cut the ball beautifully and the run-rate didn't suffer after Gambhir's departure. Another stroke past point off Mills took him to a half-century from 108 balls and when he followed it with a lovely cover-drive off O'Brien, things were looking ominous. But O'Brien had the final say, getting one to nip back a shade off the seam and hit the top of off stump.

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2009-03-18T00:40:00.000-07:00

Galle, Perth, Trent Bridge, Johannesburg, Kingston, Rawalpindi, Multan, Adelaide, Headingley, Port-of-Spain, and Kandy. The venues of India's memorable overseas victories in the 21st century include all but one of the major Test nations. New Zealand remains the only country in which India have not won a Test since they became competitive away from the subcontinent. India's solitary Test-series success in New Zealand was four decades ago, their last Test triumph here was in 1976, and their last tour in 2002-03 ended in a disastrous 2-0 rout. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men created history over the last two weeks by winning their first ever one-day series in New Zealand, and another such opportunity lies ahead of them.

The five one-dayers were largely about batsmen trying to hit the ball over the tiny boundaries at New Zealand's small grounds for 50 overs, while the bowlers strove to limit the damage. The Tests, however, require a more durable approach and India's batting has been bolstered by the inclusion of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman. Both of them have had match practice by playing State Championship matches - Dravid even scored a century for Canterbury - and will temper a batting line-up whose biggest pitfall could be a hangover from the six-a-minute one-day internationals.

New Zealand Cricket Board declained broadcaster

2009-03-18T00:37:00.000-07:00

The New Zealand board has declined an Indian broadcaster's request to start the Test in Hamilton at noon instead of the traditional 11am after discussions with the teams and match officials. Multi Screen Media Pvt Ltd (formerly Sony Entertainment Television) had approached New Zealand Cricket with the request as it wants to maximise its viewership in India. If the start had been pushed back, the Test would have begun at 4.30 am in India, as opposed to 3.30 am.

The starting times for the second and third Tests, to be played in Napier and Wellington, haven't been finalised yet.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan was quoted by the Dominion Post as saying negotiations with the Indian board and Sony led to a "very amicable outcome". He said Test start times were normally set in concrete months ago but there had been a recent change in leadership at Sony and with it some new ideas on the table.

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2009-03-17T00:22:00.000-07:00

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india team then comming india will play on three test series first test start on march 18 at hamilton,india senoir player ragul dravid,vvslaxman playing test match so indian batsman high presure in to be new zealand team but zealand team are young player in the match,Franklin was struggling to get through the 2007 World Cup. In the game against Bangladesh, he had to go off the field because of what seemed like a migraine attack but was actually much worse. "I get tunnel vision and a headache that spikes me in the head," Franklin said then. "In the drinks break I was fine, but when I tried to focus on something it was all blurred. I bowled an over after that. It was a blur and in the later part it was all blue vision."

Champions Trophy in South Africa

2009-03-17T00:15:00.000-07:00

The ICC board has endorsed a recommendation by its Chief Executives' Committee hold this year's Champions Trophy in South Africa. The ICC said that the event, which runs from September 24-October 5, would be held in Johannesburg and Centurion.

However, the ICC admitted that Cricket South Africa (CSA) has been sought as the alternative host, with the Wanderers and SuperSport Park as the venues, provided an agreement on the financial arrangements can be reached. CSA will now have to confirm whether it accepts the event's revenue model.

The ICC president David Morgan described the move as a "sensible decision" and thanked the boards of Sri Lanka and South Africa for their commitment. "I think the board has made a sensible decision that will give the event every chance of success," he said. "We now have clarity on the subject and we can make firm plans for what is going to be a great spectacle of ODI cricket.

India vs New Zealand 5th odi From Auckland

2009-03-13T05:39:00.000-07:00

New Zealand's bemused bowlers play a dead rubber in Auckland on Saturday that has a lot at stake for them. A win will help them restore some credibility, Daniel Vettori had said minutes after Virender Sehwag smote his side into submission in Hamilton on Wednesday.

It was the bowlers who made New Zealand change their preferred one-day international approach: chasing almost every time on winning the toss. The last 10 times they had won the toss before the Hamilton match, they opted to chase on eight occasions. They just didn't want Virender Sehwag to make first use of flat conditions. Or Sachin Tendulkar. Or MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh or Gautam Gambhir. Or even Yusuf Pathan. The New Zealand bowlers need to find a way, quickly.

"I think we bowled a little bit better than we have, but it wasn't good enough to compete against him [Sehwag]," Vettori said after the last match. "It was just poor execution, and I don't think there is any excuse for the performance."

Virender Sehwag blasted India's fastest ODI hundred

2009-03-13T05:38:00.000-07:00

Virender Sehwag blasted India's fastest ODI hundred as the visitors swept to a comprehensive win that secured their maiden one-day series triumph in New Zealand. Sehwag reached three-figures off 60 balls with a signature six and his awe-inspiring hitting overshadowed Gautam Gambhir's near run-a-ball half-century. Daniel Vettori and the rest of the New Zealand bowlers were powerless in the face of the onslaught and what had seemed a challenging target was chased down with ridiculous ease. Even the two stoppages due to rain couldn't stem the run-deluge with Sehwag completing his century as early as the 18th over.

Astonishingly, only five runs came behind square on the off side, generally Sehwag's favourite hitting area. But the batsman still displayed his range of strokes in one Iain O'Brien over, hitting four fours off five balls: a powerful pull to midwicket, a drive that nearly took the bowler's head off, a whip off his pads and a pull-drive over mid-on to a short delivery.

In an innings filled with scintillating strokeplay, Sehwag was at his most murderous when play resumed following a rain break at the 10-over mark. With intermittent showers holding up play at regular intervals, Sehwag decided to make sure there was an early finish - in a five-over period, starting from the 12th over, he moved from 52 to 92. The high backlift showed his intentions as he set about dismantling O'Brien, Ewen Thompson and Jacob Oram. Only Daniel Vettori's intelligent variations of pace managed to draw a measure of respect from Sehwag.

India vs New Zealand 3rd odi Christchurch

2009-03-07T05:27:00.000-08:00

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Both India and New Zealand have entertainers in their batting line-ups but the rainy weather in Napier and Wellington ensured that their performances were curtailed. The first ODI was a one-sided 28-over game, which India won by 53 runs, and the second got no further than 28.4 overs. Sunday's forecast says there's a 20% chance of precipitation in Christchurch. Hopefully it will leave enough time to squeeze in a 50-over contest.

India opened their tour with a Twenty20 international at the AMI Stadium, and their batsmen perished as they tried to take advantage of the short square boundaries. However, their approach in the one-day games has been more methodical and it is their intent which will worry New Zealand. Before the second ODI was ruined by rain, Sachin Tendulkar merely rotated strike while Virender Sehwag attacked viciously. However, Tendulkar seamlessly shifted to a higher gear and bore the responsibility of scoring quickly after Sehwag's dismissal. India have also kept New Zealand guessing about the No. 3 position: they sent in Gautam Gambhir in Wellington after Mahendra Singh Dhoni had been promoted in Napier.

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2009-03-05T05:09:00.000-08:00

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indian batsman very strong then India will again be without the injured Ishant Sharma. But it is their batting that hurt New Zealand in the first game. As they did in Sri Lanka, India have continued to shuffle the batting order. Dhoni came in at No 3 in the last game and if you believe Sehwag, New Zealand were caught unawares wondering if Dhoni had come to pinch hit or bat as a regular No. 3. The Indians are incredibly confident but occasionally, as happened during the Twenty20, they become complacent. The twin losses may actually have done India a lot of good. As expected, India shrugged off the Twenty20 aberration to hand New Zealand a heavy defeat in the first ODI. The hosts have to do all the running now. The pitch looks slow and is not expected to assist seam movement. Virender Sehwag has already said that if India's batting clicks, they can score 300 in every game. Even so, New Zealand couldn't have chosen a better venue to level the series. It's their favourite venue and Daniel Vettori said his players feel very comfortable playing here

Live Streaming India vs New zealand 1st Odi

2009-03-02T04:10:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-26T05:59:00.000-08:00

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st Test Karachi, 2nd day

2009-02-21T22:09:00.000-08:00

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Sangakkara's wicket was a vital moment for Kaneria. He began to test the batsmen - Thilan Samaraweera in particular - with series of legbreaks, occasional googlies, and the odd slider delivered from the front of the hand. Samaraweera, however, was up to the task and grew in confidence, producing a whippy on-drive against Kaneria and another drive through cover off Arafat. As Samaraweera grew in composure, Kaneria started losing his and began to deliver a boundary ball every over.

Kaneria changed tack in the last session, going round the stumps in an effort to frustrate the batsmen. It nearly worked as Samaraweera skied a slog-sweep and then edged between the wicketkeeper and a wide first slip. Samaraweera, nicknamed Mr Glue for a Test strike-rate of 43.96, put those lapses past him and began playing straight again. The pitch and the match situation demanded he raise his game and he did so, allowing Jayawardene to drop anchor. He reached his hundred with a lofted stroke over mid-off against Shoaib Malik.

Among the Pakistan seamers, Arafat stood out for his consistently tight line and length. He repeatedly got the new ball to cut in and also to hold its line and combination almost worked. In the first session, he hit Sangakkara's back leg with a delivery that cut from leg stump towards off but the appeal was turned down by the umpire. Sangakkara, on 43 then, was lucky to get away. Arafat also found reverse-swing with the older ball, though his lack of pace made it hard to breach the batsman's defences.

Gul and Sohail were guilty of erring in length. They overused the tactic of peppering Warnapura with bouncers initially and then tried to compensate by pitching too full. Warnapura took

Sri Lanka Great Perforfance Of the First Day In Test Match

2009-02-21T22:05:00.000-08:00

On a warm day in Karachi, when Test cricket returned to Pakistan after 16 months, the Sri Lankan top order indulged themselves to reach a strong position by the end of the opening day. Mahela Jayawardene presented a visual treat, Thilan Samaraweera and Kumar Sangakkara accumulated steadily, and Malinda Warnapura thrilled with a breezy knock as the visitors cashed in after winning the toss on a perfect batting pitch.

There is something extremely graceful about Jayawardene's batting. Perhaps, it's the economy of movement, his ease, and the languid flow of his bat's movement that catches the eye. There was a delicious straight drive on the up off Umar Gul today that captured his innings in a nutshell. The ball landed short of a length outside the off stump. Sachin Tendulkar, or even Sangakkara, imparts velocity to such deliveries with a fierce thump at the point of impact, whereas Virender Sehwag would rely on tremendous bat speed. Jayawardene seems to just caress his shots. Today, he waved his bat forward to meet the ball with the middle and it sped away. Just like that. And he did it repeatedly through his innings to compile his first Test hundred against Pakistan, the only country missing from his list of centuries.
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2009-02-09T05:31:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-07T06:02:00.000-08:00

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Sri Lanka danger Postion In Odi Series

2009-02-07T05:56:00.000-08:00

It's been a demoralising series for Sri Lanka, but they need to pick themselves up for Sunday's final game to avoid their first-ever whitewash in a five-match contest. Mahela Jayawardene hasn't been able to do much to arrest the slide. He tinkered with the bowling combination in the previous two games but Sri Lanka still leaked in excess of 300 in both matches. His hands have been tied as far as the batting line-up is concerned - the four senior batsmen and the promising Thilina Kandamby being undroppable, leaving little room for personnel changes.

Winning the toss could be one way he can help - the spinners have had plenty of assistance when they bowl second at the Premadasa but Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis haven't had the chance to bowl under lights.

India are on their longest winning streak in one-day internationals but have to watch out for complacency. One motivation for them is that if Australia beat New Zealand on Sunday, and India lose, they will slip back to No. 3 in the rankings.

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2009-02-02T21:48:00.000-08:00

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L Balaji recalled to the Indian team

2009-02-02T21:39:00.000-08:00

L Balaji has been recalled to the Indian team, and will replace Munaf Patel in Sri Lanka. Munaf sustained a groin injury and was forced to return home after the second ODI.

Balaji last played for India in an ODI in 2005 in Sri Lanka before a stress fracture forced him out of the game. He returned to first-class cricket this season after a back surgery and a remodelled action. He was instrumental in taking Tamil Nadu into the semi-finals with 36 wickets from seven games at 17.50. His comeback to cricket started in the first season of the IPL, where his 11 wickets in nine games for Chennai Super Kings included a hat-trick.

Munaf, who will head to the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for rehabilitation, had an MRI scan done on Sunday, which revealed the injury. "He won't be fit anyway till February 8 so we are not taking any chances and are sending him back," Prakash Dixit, the Indian team manager, said.

Australia vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live streaming

2009-01-31T21:21:00.000-08:00

New Zealand tour on Australia Ponting won the toss and batted as Australia try to regain the top spot from South Africa during the five-game Chappell-Hadlee Series. Australia lost 4-1 to South Africa after a defeat at the WACA on Friday but have an immediate chance to repair the damage against New Zealand.

If they win they will grab back the No. 1 ranking they lost two days ago, but New Zealand, the No. 4 outfit, have been boosted by Brendon McCullum taking the gloves. McCullum has recovered from a hip problem, which restricted his wicketkeeping, and will have two spinners to deal with.

Daniel Vettori, the captain, will have support from Jeetan Patel on a surface that usually assists the fast men. "Over the last few years it seems a good place for spinners," Vettori said.

India win by 15 runs in 2nd odi sries

2009-01-31T21:19:00.000-08:00

Thilina Kandamby almost masterminded a great escape for Sri Lanka, but just fell short in the face of Ishant Sharma, who kept his nerve and struck three crucial blows in the last 10 overs of a thrilling chase.

India's 256 was at least 30 short of what they would have expected after a fiery start, but half-way through Sri Lanka's innings it seemed they had shot over by at least 30. Kandamby had other ideas, though, stringing together a 100-run partnership with Mahela Jayawardene from 36 for 3, and smaller crucial ones with the lower order to take the match into the last over. Coming into the match Kandamby had scored 171 runs in eight matches, with one prior half-century, and ended unbeaten on 93 today.

After all three Indian pace bowlers had struck a blow in the first eight overs, slicing open the line-up, Jayawardene and Kandamby had no choice but to consolidate and rely on the death overs to make up for the slow run-rate. The asking-rate crossed six in the 19th over, and seven in the 30th over, but the two kept their cool. There were extremely quiet spells during their partnership: early on in the Powerplays they went through a 34-ball span where they scored only eight runs; in the middle overs they spent 88 balls without hitting a boundary.

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2009-01-31T05:47:00.000-08:00

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2009-01-27T23:06:00.000-08:00

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2009-01-25T06:37:00.000-08:00

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Australia must win on their national holiday to keep the five-match series alive following another nerveless chase from South Africa in the third game in Sydney on Friday night. Apart from the 2-1 disadvantage, the most troubling thing for the hosts is that they don't feel safe with any total. South Africa have been stunning during their pursuits of 271 in Melbourne and 269 at the SCG, and the only time they fell short was in the five-run defeat in Hobart.

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2009-01-21T06:12:00.000-08:00

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Bangladesh, with their backs to the wall, put in a much-improved performance to square the series 1-1 after edging past Zimbabwe by six wickets in Mirpur. The bowlers, led by Nazmul Hossain, set it up by restricting Zimbabwe to 160 in bowler-friendly conditions and the batsmen approached the chase cautiously, ensuring that the top order didn't crumble when faced with a modest target.

Bangladesh were guided by patient knocks from Mehrab Hossain jnr and Raqibul Hasan, both of whom put a price on their wickets and batted sensibly. Mehrab, returning to his former role as an opener, scored 43 off 85 balls while Raqibul remained unbeaten on 52.

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2009-01-21T06:09:00.000-08:00

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2009-01-21T06:03:00.000-08:00

South Africa Tour in Australia First Two matchs Are Level of the series and 3rd ODI v Australia at Sydney - Jan 23, 2009 Watch Score Warner, the New South Wales 22-year-old, has single-figure scores in two matches since posting 89 in his Twenty20 international debut. He is expected to continue to open with Shaun Marsh, who has consecutive half-centuries, for the next two matches before the selectors decide on the outfit for the final fixture in Perth.

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Australia vs South Africa Odi Level of The Series

2009-01-21T05:57:00.000-08:00

JP Duminy and Neil McKenzie set up South Africa's sixth win from six ODIs against Australia at the MCG before Albie Morkel finished the job with a magnificent unbeaten 40 from 18 balls. The loss of McKenzie and Duminy left South Africa in big trouble as they needed 50 from six overs with three wickets in hand, but Morkel and Johan Botha used the batting powerplay to perfection to get them home with three balls to spare.

The powerplay was taken at the start of the 45th over and Morkel used it to destroy Australia, particularly Ben Hilfenhaus, with four fours and a six. They picked up 51 from the powerplay and it was a frenetic end to a chase that had meandered through the middle overs, when Duminy showed more self-control than some Trappist monks, as he compliled 71 without a boundary.

Pakistan vs srilanka Odi Series

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Salman Butt and Shoaib Malik helped Pakistan absorb the pressure of quick wickets at the start, but both fell at the half-way mark during the run-chase. The 108-run partnership between the pair raised Pakistan's hopes, but their exit put Sri Lanka firmly in control of the game.

Muttiah Muralitharan, brought into the attack in the 22nd over, struck the vital blow in his second over, removing Malik with a doosra that spun and bounced to get the edge. Sanath Jayasuriya struck in the next over as Butt chipped a leading edge to cover. ri Lanka had Kamran Akmal not given more ammunition to his critics. Kandamby was on 16 when he stabbed a Shahid Afridi slider but Akmal dropped it. Kandamby went on to pick his singles and two in a calm manner to ensure the score kept moving. Akmal later sought redemption with a sharp, low catch to his right to get rid of Jayawardene.

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The hastily arranged series against Sri Lanka is just what Pakistan cricket needs: it quenches their fans' thirst for high-quality cricket, it should ease the board's massive financial problems and will hopefully shift the focus from a spate of controversies surrounding the country's cricket in the past few months (emphasised by the ludicrous situation of the board potentially facing a lawsuit from their own legal advisor).
Both sides enter the contest in impressive ODI form - Sri Lanka have lost only five of their past 20 games, and Pakistan have done even better, winning all but three of the previous 21 matches - but the numbers are significantly boosted by the spate of matches they have played against weak opposition.
As with the build-up to every series since his debut, this one has seen much of the talk centre on mystery spinner, Ajantha Mendis, who recently became the quickest bowler to 50 ODI wickets. The compressed contest, three matches to be played in five days, leaves Pakistan's batsmen little time to reassess their strategy against him during the series. They have prepared to counter his threat by practising on shorter pitches but they aren't the only batting unit entering the series with worries.
Sri Lanka have breached the 200-run mark only once in their last eight games, all of which were against the unthreatening bowling attacks of Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Their captain Mahela Jayawardene has demanded improvement from his batsmen and, given the form he is in - averaging 8.33 in his last nine innings - he needs to set the example.

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2008-12-19T02:44:00.000-08:00

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2008-12-16T03:08:00.001-08:00

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2008-12-16T03:04:00.000-08:00

he last time South Africa visited Australia Graeme Smith tried to talk the series up as an action-packed thriller that might just have a surprise ending. Five losses in the six home-and-away Tests in 2005-06 turned the picture into a bloodbath for South Africa and, while many of the performers have changed, Ricky Ponting hopes the script will remain the same when the contest starts in Perth on Wednesday.

"There's no doubt a lot of those guys in the South African side have played a lot of cricket against us and would be carrying some of the scars from previous series," Ponting said. "It's up to us to make sure we start the game well enough on Wednesday to open some of those scars again."

The difficulty for Australia will be in instilling the same fear into the visitors with an attack that now features Jason Krejza and Peter Siddle where once it boasted Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. The success of the two superstars contributed to several of the South Africa batsmen having much lower averages against Australia than in their overall records.

Smith averages 22.25 in eight Tests against Australia, Jacques Kallis 38.32 from 18 games, AB de Villiers 23.25 in six Tests and Ashwell Prince 30.33 from nine matches. Ponting conceded it was Warne and McGrath who largely had the stranglehold on the batsmen but he did not believe that made the past history irrelevant.

"I know as a batsman you are always aware of what your record is like against different countries, whether it's against the guys that got you out in the past or not, or whether it's just about the team you're playing against," Ponting said. "All their batsmen will be aware that their records against us probably aren't as good as they are against some of the other countries.

"That's something that may be weighing on their minds. If we happen to bowl first hopefully we can do some damage early on and some of the batters, if we knock them over early, will start having all those doubts back in their mind again about competing against Australia in Australia."

Be it World Cup semi-finals or important Tests, Australia have had an edge over South Africa. Often it has been the South Africans who have talked up their chances only to fall when it came to performing on the field, but this time Smith has been noticeably quiet, which could be a worrying sign for Australia.

Ponting and the coach Tim Nielsen have both done their best to continue Australia's mental advantage over South Africa by putting the pressure squarely back on the visitors. Smith and his coach Mickey Arthur haven't exactly taken the bait. Smith is leading a side that has not lost a Test series since 2006 and mind games are not on his radar.

"The guys are far more settled now than they ever have been," Smith said. "Over the last year and a half, two years, the team has developed nicely and just moved forward. We're in a really good space. In terms of that [mental] stuff I don't think it's even been raised in our environment. We're all just looking forward to what's coming."

Smith's calm and composed attitude makes it hard to believe he is the same man who was at the centre of the pre-series bluster leading into the 2005-06 tour, when he felt he had to distract Australia's attention. After they drew the first Test in Perth during that trip, the rest of the season went downhill. Smith said his players were better off now.

"The lessons the guys have learnt are invaluable for our team, the experience they've gained," he said. "Even though it's not always on a positive front you learn a lot about yourself. You learn a lot about your team and how you've developed over the time, even to the point where you actually know how much better you are now."

Far from feeling that his own squad is under pressure, Smith believes Australia's evolving line-up will face a tough examination. Krejza and Siddle are playing their first Tests in Australia and without Stuart Clark, who Smith earlier in the week labelled Australia's most dangerous bowler, they could have a hard time containing a powerful batting order.

"That's something that may be weighing on their minds. If we happen to bowl first hopefully we can do some damage early on and some of the batters, if we knock them over early, will start having all those doubts back in their mind again about competing against Australia in Australia."

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2008-12-13T00:51:00.000-08:00

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India dismised from pakistan tour

2008-12-13T00:50:00.000-08:00

India's sports minister, MS Gill, has said India should not tour Pakistan in the wake of the terror attacks in Mumbai. While voices on both sides of the border have lobbied for and against the tour, Gill's statement is the first direct statement on the issue by a member of the Indian government.

"Is it possible for one team to arrive in Mumbai and indulge in mass murder, and have another team go and play cricket in the winter afternoon sun at Lahore, immediately after?" Gill told PTI. Sporting contact, he said, was meant to enhance friendship, and the cricket series was not a commercial drama to go ahead under the surveillance of thousands of security personnel.

The final decision, as he pointed out, rests with the government.

Gill's Pakistan counterpart, Aftab Jilani, however, remains optimistic and said there "was a ray of hope" that the tour would go ahead. "Cricket has a huge popularity in both countries and it will help ease out the tension if the Indian cricket team tours Pakistan next month," Jilani told AP.

He, however, steered clear of Gill's statement and was hopeful that Butt's meeting with the BCCI and ICC officials would be constructive. "I can't comment on what Mr. Gill has said, it's his opinion," he said. "But I am very hopeful that something positive will come out of Ijaz Butt's meeting with officials of Indian cricket board.

"The government of Pakistan does not want tension with India and if we play cricket with each other it will be a step in the right direction," he said. "If India is not satisfied with the security situation [in Pakistan] there's a possibility of playing the series at a neutral venue. In my opinion sports should move on and we should play at whatever place it's possible."

England strong postion in chennai test

2008-12-13T00:46:00.000-08:00

England gained a vital first-innings lead of 75 as Andrew Flintoff wrapped up India for 241 in the first over after lunch on the third day in Chennai. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh provided the main resistance in a positive seven-wicket stand of 75, but Monty Panesar removed both batsmen as he began to regain some confidence. While England would have harboured hopes of an advantage over 100, their position remains very strong and now they can begin setting a tough target.

They found it hard replicate the intensity of the second evening when play resumed with Steve Harmison suffering stiffness behind his knee, although a scan cleared him of serious problems, and Flintoff having been sick overnight. Flintoff opened the bowling with Panesar, but wasn't as fearsome as he was on the second evening when he rattled Yuvraj Singh, although still had the heart and character to deliver for his captain. He also needed to leave the field to have his ankle re-strapped.

With India trailing by 161, Dhoni made a positive statement with a strong cut off Flintoff, but Harbhajan matched him shot for shot. Harbhajan has an individual style to his batting. He isn't afraid to use his feet against the fast bowlers and doesn't have much respect for opposition spinners. When Panesar went over the wicket, Harbhajan brought out the reverse sweep which brought a rather bemused smile from the bowler. He was equally confident against the quicks, slashing Harmison over the slips and through the covers during a loose spell.

The closest England came to a breakthrough during the first hour was when an inside edge from Dhoni shot low past Ian Bell at short leg and it was a surprise that Graeme Swann was kept waiting for his chance. However, the first wicket went to Panesar as Bell held on to a more routine offering from Harbhajan to break a stand of 75 in 17 overs. It was a confidence-boosting strike for Panesar, who had again seemed at odds with his game, and he was unlucky to have an lbw shout against Zaheer Khan turned down first ball.

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Stumps. Australia 214; New Zealand 7/0

Expect to see the Australians running faster between overs during the first Test against New Zealand following their costly failure to keep up with the required rate in Nagpur this month. A new series begins on Thursday and the hosts are looking at ways to be more efficient in the field after a match that ended in a team fine and contributed to the 2-0 loss to India.

Ricky Ponting remains upset by criticism that he put his own interests ahead of his side's when bowling part-timers at a crucial stage in an effort to lift the rate instead of facing a suspension for falling behind. The former captains Allan Border and Ian Chappell criticised his decision making and neither man is in Ponting's immediate plans for a chat.

"I haven't spoken to either of those two gentlemen and probably won't for a while," Ponting said during a lunch in Brisbane. "That's fine, I understand people are going to have opinions on players and my captaincy. A lot of times you totally respect that. I don't mind people questioning tactics of mine, but the thing that worried me the most was everyone thinking I put myself ahead of the team and its interests. I thought that was a little bit unfair."

If Australia had fallen six overs behind, Ponting could have been banned from the first Test, but after using Cameron White, Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke along with Jason Krejza they finished two overs below the target. Ponting was fined 20% of his match fee and the players were docked 10%.

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Shane Watson has backed Andrew Symonds to make his Test return on Thursday against New Zealand despite the fact that such a move could squeeze Watson out of the side. The two allrounders are in Australia's 13-man squad and although there is the possibility rect swap of Symonds for Watson would be a more likely scenario.

Watson was given his opportunity at No. 6 in India because Symonds was working through his rehabilitation process and was unavailable for selection. It was a reversal of the situation in the 2006-07 Ashes, when Symonds was only handed his chance because Watson, who had originally been selected, struggled with persistent hamstring injuries.

Symonds made the most of his Test status and since that Ashes campaign he has averaged 72.07 has also chipped in for 14 wickets. Watson said Symonds had earned the right to be part of Australia's starting line-up.

"If Roy gets a spot, he bloody deserves it, he's been a great player for a number of years," Watson told the Sunday Telegraph. "I wouldn't feel hard done by, no way. I'm realistic of where I'm at. I'm still only 27, so I know I've got a lot of really good cricket in front of me.

"Roy definitely deserves an opportunity whenever he's ready to go. He's performed so well in some tough times for Australia and you can't take that away from him."

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2008-11-13T05:46:00.000-08:00

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Akmal and Malik script a thriller

2008-11-13T05:45:00.000-08:00

cricket has lost its ticker needed to look no further than the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi for a humdinger. In a throwback to the days of Sharjah classics, Pakistan overcame a sluggish start and a middle-order wobble to sneak the most thrilling of last-over wins over West Indies. Khurram Manzoor and Younis Khan helped Pakistan overcome a jittery start and gather some steam, but it was Shoaib Malik's whirlwind 66 and a stunning last-over assault from Kamran Akmal that pulled the carpet from beneath West Indies' feet.

After winning the toss and batting, West Indies settled for a below-par 294, which owed mostly to Chris Gayle's glorious 113, his 17th one-day hundred and second on the trot after an unbeaten 110 against Canada in August. Just 96 runs were scored since Gayle departed in the 35th over, and only 71 in the last ten overs, credit to Pakistan for sticking to their guns on a hard pitch. Ultimately, that made a big difference.

The last 15 minutes of the match were nerve-wracking. Akmal amazingly swept the last ball of the 48th off, by Jerome Taylor, for six, but a miserly penultimate over from Gayle seemed to have sealed it West Indies' way. Fawad Alam failed to put away a full toss, Gayle bowled Akmal with a no-ball, and Akmal then survived a stumping appeal. The over cost only six runs.

Needing 17 from the last over, Akmal slashed the second and third deliveries for six, backing away: cue hysteria in the ground. A scampered two became three with an overthrow, and Alam clipped the fifth delivery of the final over for a single to seal victory. Akmal's 24 from nine balls, however, was the clincher.

When Pakistan struggled initially under lights in the first 15 overs, this was hard to envision. In the absence of any fluency from Salman Butt, it was left to Manzoor to keep the score ticking over. Manzoor played himself in, reaching his second half-century in two ODIs played for Pakistan, one full of punchy back-foot play. Younis Khan, Pakistan's most experienced batsman after Mohammad Yousuf joined the ICL, hit consecutive boundaries in the 23rd over - one driven off the back foot, the other lapped very fine - to up the rate.

Taylor was brought back in the 28th over to do a job, and he succeeded. Taylor dropped short, Manzoor tried to run it fine, and Carlton Baugh held on to the thin outside edge (142 for 2). Younis swept his way to half-century from 50 balls, but the pressure told on Misbah-ul-Haq, way too early into a reverse-sweep against Nikita Miller's left-arm spin.

As per the new rules, the batting side can choose one Powerplay and Pakistan left the third one until the 38th over. It was a critical phase and Pakistan lost two wickets for 38. Unable to pierce the field like Malik, Younis slogged Baker into the starry night while Shahid Afridi pulled Baker to a tumbling Shivnarine Chanderpaul at deep midwicket. Malik made sure to hit the ball as straight as possible and went past 50 from 36 balls, but when Pakistan needed 33 from 18 balls, he pulled Taylor to midwicket.

Akmal's heroics, though, spoiled what should have been Gayle's party. The venue changed from Antigua to Abu Dhabi, the format from Twenty20 to 50-overs, but what did Gayle care? After five overs West Indies were 11 for 0; that's when Gayle moved up a gear, stepping outside the line of a delivery from Abdur Rauf and swinging it over midwicket for six.

Rauf, who opened the attack in the absence of an injured Shoaib Akhtar, was then taken for 17 in one over. A whip over mid-on was followed by a flick off the pads. Then Rauf pitched outside off stump and craned his neck as Gayle biffed him over his head. Shoaib Malik removed third man and Gayle smartly steered the ball past the wicketkeeper. Having hit a 33-ball half-century in the Stanford 20/20 for 20 earlier this month, Gayle enjoyed his first trip to Abu Dhabi. Sohail Tanvir was cracked past point and West Indies' fifty was up in the tenth over with consecutive pulled sixes in Umar Gul's first over. In five overs, 48 had been scored, and Gayle's half-century needed 36 balls.

Sewnarine Chattergoon contributed 33 to an opening stand of 125, the sixth-best for West Indies against Pakistan, content to play second fiddle before an attempted heave against the turn went to mid-on. Ramnaresh Sarwan partnered Gayle past his century - in a 73-run stand - and watched him get out for 113 after a series of attacking shots, the last of which went straight to midwicket (198 for 2) in an over in which he had been dropped by Gul. Sarwan used his wrists well and leapt on to anything short, hitting five boundaries before he tickled Afridi down the pads in the 38th over. But Gul came back well to take 3 for 66 and Tanvir took two in two balls during the last over as West Indies failed to build on Gayle's innings.

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ndia 441 and 0 for 0 lead Australia 355 (Katich 102, Hussey 90, Harbhajan 3-94) by 86 run

India gained a crucial 86-run lead on an extremely tactical day's cricket - one that often resembled a cat-and-mouse game - through a triple-strike in the middle session and four wickets shortly before stumps. Australia scored 166 runs in 85.4 overs, strangled by the pressure built up by defensive field placings and niggardly pace bowling in the morning, and the loss of the last seven wickets for 100 runs undid a strong platform. Mahendra Singh Dhoni changed his tactics after lunch, giving Australia the opportunity to be aggressive, but they failed to overtake India's 441.

It was clear from the first session which team had a lead to defend. India went in with eight fielders on the off side, repeatedly bowled outside the off stump, and delayed the introduction of the spinners. Australia, who had to force the pace, decided not to start the day with innovative strokeplay and as a result only 42 runs came before lunch. On a good batting strip in front of another poor crowd, Simon Katich and Michael Hussey made steady rather than spectacular process. India's method should have taken care of Katich on 94, but Rahul Dravid put down a simple catch at first slip off Ishant, grasping it easily and then spilling it.

aggressive shot Katich played - just before lunch - undid him, trapping him lbw to a late-swinging yorker from Zaheer. Katich had faced 50 deliveries since reaching a hundred, 31 on his final score of 102. It had been a strategic morning as the game - on the surface - drifted, but it was interting viewing as both teams waited for the other to blink first.

Slowly, almost unnoticeably, Hussey moved on to 90. He left the ball well and never looked like getting out. There was the odd flourish, most noticeably a brilliant reverse-sweep for four off Harbhajan Singh, collected from well outside leg stump, to go with an inside-out drive off Ishant. Shortly after Michael Clarke was undone by a peach from Ishant for a 44-ball 8, Hussey was run out. It needed something out of the blue to dislodge a man who seemed set to grind India into the dust. Hussey, on 90, punched off the back foot and M Vijay at silly point intercepted the ball and flicked it back to Dhoni, who broke the stumps with Hussey on the move for a single.

Eleven deliveries after Hussey departed, Harbhajan cleaned up Shane Watson with one that spun, clipped the forearm and rolled on to off stump. Brad Haddin and Cameron White added 52, but they were never entirely comfortable during their partnership. Haddin was troubled by Amit Mishra and survived a stumping appeal and a couple of shouts to balls that pitched just outside leg stump. Dhoni continued with the old ball and Mishra had his man when Haddin's nervous padding resulted in ball brushing bat on its way to slip.

Dhoni took the new ball and Jason Krezja quickly became Ishant's 13th victim of the series, trapped in front by a scuttling inswinger. Ishant should have had Mitchell Johnson in the same over, but VVS Laxman dropped a regulation chance at second slip. As the shadows lengthened at 4.30, White drove Ishant sumptuously through the covers for the first boundary in 20 overs and a powerful sweep raised his best score and Australia's 350. The very next ball, trying to push a sluggish run-rate, White (46) chipped Harbhajan to long-on. If White had played well enough to deserve his fifty, Harbhajan had earned his third wicket with his perseverance on an unhelpful surface. In the next over Johnson's wild slog settled in long-on's hands and India had secured an 86-run lead.

Steyn stars in comfortable victory

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South Africa v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Potchefstroom

South Africa 283 for 8 (Kallis 50, Islam 3-60) beat Bangladesh 222 (Ashraful 73, Shakib 51, Steyn 4-16) by 61 runs

Dale Steyn continued his impressive return from illness with four wickets

Dale Steyn laid down a marker for the season ahead and showed he is back to full health as he took a career-best 4 for 16 to help South Africa to a 61-run victory in the opening ODI. For a while, as Mohammad Ashraful was compiling a composed 73, the home side were being tested, but Steyn returned to claim two wickets in two balls and South Africa eased home. Their batting performance was made up of plenty of bit-part efforts and it needed a late onslaught from the lower order to boost the total to 283.

The main event for South Africa over the next few months is the home-and-away battle against Australia which starts next month. However, it is vital they use this early series, which they should be able to win comfortably, to fine-tune their game. In many ways this was a performance that showed they are still finding top gear as various batsmen gave away good starts and the bowlers, with the honourable exception of Steyn, were still trying to discover their rhythm - as 25 wides testifies.

The match turned into a more compelling contest than may have been expected as Bangladesh fought hard in the field and held some smart catches. They suffered during the final five overs, as South Africa held back the Powerplay that is now on offer for the batting team and slammed 66 runs off that block, leaving the Bangladesh batsmen with a tough challenge.

Under the floodlights there was swing for Steyn as he bent the ball back into the left handers at the top of the order. Imrul Kayes played a flat-footed drive that was well caught at mid-off by Hashim Amla, then a sharp inswinger trapped Junaid Siddique lbw. However, at the other end the pressure wasn't consistently maintained as Johann Louw proved expensive. One over to Ashraful was dispatched for 16 as he dropped too short and was pulled away.

The Morkel brothers struggled - Morne sending down four wides in his first over - as Ashraful and Tamim Iqbal added 54 in seven overs. But composure isn't one of Bangladesh's strong points, and a lazy piece of running from Iqbal handed South Africa a breakthrough. Ashraful edged the ball to third man and Iqbal jogged the first run without even looking at his captain, who had decided early he wanted two.

Morne Morkel then recovered from his early problems and produced a cracking delivery, pitching on off stump and holding its line, to remove Mushfiqur Rahim and leave the visitors on 77 for 4 before Ashraful found a solid partner in Shakib Al Hasan. Their stand of 92 in 20 overs put the pressure back on the home side with Ashraful, in particular, producing some classy boundaries when Louw returned for another expensive burst.

South Africa needed a breakthrough to settle the situation so Johan Botha turned back to Steyn with immediate results. He found Ashraful's outside edge off the first ball, then with his next delivery clipped Raqibul Hasan's off stump with a beauty that would have made better batsmen struggle. Shakib fell shortly after completing his fifty as the challenge faded away and the tail went down swinging.

The depth of South Africa's batting order proved a key factor in the outcome. At the midway mark they were comfortably placed, but Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers both gave their wickets away against Naeem Islam's off spin. JP Duminy was shaping as the key figure in the closing overs until he missed a reverse sweep and it was left to Botha, with 23 off 15 balls, and Louw to add the late impetus. Louw slammed his first two balls onto the grass banks, while Albie Morkel finally found the middle of his bat after scratching around for much of his effort.

Amla launched the innings with a string of off-side boundaries before being run out in controversial style. Justin Ontong was taken on the thigh pad, the ball rolled into the leg side and Amla raced up the pitch for a single. Ontong didn't move and sent Amla back, but as he turned he slipped and Mashrafe Mortaza collided into him as he tried to run across to field the ball.

Amla couldn't regain his feet, or his ground, and was well short but it was within Bangladesh's power to withdraw the appeal. Once that hadn't happened the umpire had no choice but to give Amla out, in a situation reminiscent of Grant Elliott's run-out against England at The Oval in June after he'd collided with Ryan Sidebottom. That incident created some ugly scenes, but tempers were less frayed on this occasion.

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Australia 189 for 2 (Katich 92*, Hussey 45*) trail India 441 (Tendulkar 109, Ganguly 85, Sehwag 66, Laxman 64, Dhoni 56, Krejza 8-215) by 252 runs
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Sourav Ganguly was wicket No. 5 for debutant Jason Krejza © Getty Images

A purposeful, fluent and unbeaten 92 from Simon Katich kept Australia ticking at the end of a day that saw effortless batting on either side of a dramatic bowling spell. India batted smoothly through the morning, and Katich's 115-run partnership with Michael Hussey gave Australia plenty of breathing room in the late afternoon, but the collapse of five Indian wickets for 19 runs in between was scripted by the day's unlikeliest hero, Jason Krejza.

Krezja, the offspinner, had a bittersweet first Test outing with 8 for 215 - the eighth-best figures but also the most runs conceded in an innings on debut - to help Australia dismiss India for 441. Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni had batted wonderfully together in the morning, adding 119 for the sixth wicket, but fell in Krezja's second over after lunch, setting off the drama. Krejza came into this match with a few eyebrows raised over his capabilities but, in this one innings, leapfrogged Brett Lee to become Australia's second-highest wicket-taker this series.

India had cruised through the first session and the innings of the morning belonged to Ganguly, all off-side grace and on-side elegance in his last Test. He played himself in, defending well and only collected his first four when Mitchell Johnson gave him plenty of room outside off. His shots didn't lack timing, evident by a beautiful drive off the front foot and a flick off the pads, both against pace, but the bulk of his scoring came through good running. The fluid drives and whips off the pads came after he crossed his 35th fifty with a couple driven past extra cover, and there was even a vintage six, his 57th in Tests.

Dhoni's was a controlled innings, with several neat punches on the off side and some wristy steers to leg, but the highlight was how he pushed Ganguly to hustle. Always shuffling on the crease, Dhoni worked singles into the spaces easily and constantly applied pressure on tired Australian feet. There were six triples and 13 doubles in the Ganguly-Dhoni partnership, most urged by Dhoni and reciprocated rather well by Ganguly.

In the first over after lunch, consecutive boundaries off Johnson, one driven with control, one slashed wide of slip, brought Dhoni his fifty from 88 balls. Both batsmen were well set, and what followed was out of the blue.

Krejza conceded his 200th run when Ganguly tucked a single off his pads, but picked up his fourth wicket two deliveries later when Dhoni got too far across his stumps and missed a paddle. If Krejza's reaction was energetic, the roar that emanated across the caverns of a near-empty VCA Stadium to the ball after that was palpable. Ganguly pushed at one turning away and edged to a tumbling Michael Clarke at slip, thus becoming Krezja's fifth wicket.

Zaheer Khan was the sixth, dragging a boom drive back onto his stumps, and Krejza found himself on a hat-trick when he snuck one past Amit Mishra's defence. When Simon Katich snapped up a smart catch at forward short leg to get Ishant Sharma, Krezja had taken five in 26 deliveries, and returned the fourth-best effort from an Australian bowler on debut. After being mauled for 32 in his first three overs yesterday, Krejza understandably took time to settle into his stride. Without ever looking dangerous, he plugged away and achieved some genuine spite from the flat track. Though he bled runs, Krejza's was a very satisfactory display and he could also feel thrilled with an effort that included the wickets of Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Dhoni and Ganguly, with 31,038 Test runs between them.

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Sachin Tendulkar Completed 40th century

2008-11-06T05:38:00.000-08:00

4th Test v India at Nagpur

Stumps. India 311/5

Almost everything Sachin Tendulkar did today - from opening his account with a brush off the pads for four, to punching gloves with VVS Laxman at lunch to strutting back after tea - pointed to a batsman full of intent. His efforts paid off, despite a run-out chance on 74 and drops on 85 and 98 off the persevering debutant Jason Krejza, as he scored his 40th Test hundred to lead India's recovery, after a pre-lunch flurry of wickets, to 311 for 5 on the opening day in Nagpur.

India lost debutant M Vijay, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag in 29 deliveries towards the end of the first session before the two in-form veterans shored up the innings. For nearly three and a half hours, Tendulkar and Laxman batted gracefully for 146 runs, their stand the highlight of India's day.

Tendulkar looked at ease since replacing Dravid - out for a duck - driving straight and impregnable in defence. He was the early aggressor in the partnership with Laxman, unfurling a slog-sweep over midwicket and a lofted on-drive in one Krejza over to raise India's 150. While the faster men were driven through cover, flicked to midwicket quite fluently or on-driven with laser-like precision, the spinners were tackled with excellent footwork.

Laxman, not at his most silky and sublime, collected his runs slowly and mechanically. As in Delhi, where he stroked 259 unbeaten runs, he stood firm, as has become his trademark. Even when the ball stopped on him, Laxman relied on those supple wrists and worked Krejza over the infield. The only phase when he was troubled was during Brett Lee's second spell, when the bowler obtained a bit of reverse-swing.

The scoring rate dipped with each session, from five - after Sehwag had blazed away - to four and under, but the objective rarely wavered. The pair scurried hard singles and dispatched anything loose - of which there was plenty - and almost always picking their mark whenever they went aerial.

Tendulkar slowed down as tea approached, perhaps mindful of his mistakes in Mohali and Delhi. His teatime 62 comprised eight fours, seven of which were muscularly hit on the leg side. He still outpaced Laxman on resumption, adding another 47 in the final session. A fierce sweep from outside the off stump and over wide mid-on took Tendulkar into the eighties and he should have stayed there. Tendulkar waltzed down to Krejza, didn't get to the pitch of the ball, and Mitchell Johnson dropped a comfortable chance running back from mid-off. The next delivery, Laxman coolly went past fifty with a drive wide of sweeper-cover, but a loose shot against Krejza, making room to cut, was snapped up on the second attempt by Brad Haddin.

Proximity to his century seemed to have fired up Tendulkar, who dashed out, very untypically, against Krejza on 98 and looked on as Lee spilled a running catch at mid-off. Having spent 11 deliveries on 99, Tendulkar raised his bat in the warm Nagpur air after raising his hundred - and tenth against Australia - with a spanking cut. He hardly played a shot thereafter and fell lbw to Johnson for 109 with 15 minutes to go.

A 98-run partnership between India's new opening pair occupied much of the morning session before Australia fought back, led by Krejza's double-strike. Sehwag took care of the new-ball threat from Johnson, driving and scooping him through backward of point, slashing him over third man, and whipping him delectably across the line. A genuine outside edge off Johnson, which bounced low in front of Matthew Hayden at first slip, when Vijay was on 11, was the nearest Australia came to a chance early on.

Sehwag's panache was complemented by Vijay's solidity on perhaps the easiest track to make your debut as a batsman. Allowed to drive on the up mid-way through the first session, he also tucked the straighter deliveries for singles that kept the score ticking. Vijay was shaping well, and India had the ideal platform, when Shane Watson struck. Sehwag looked set for a hundred, hitting nine fours and a six in his 66, but couldn't capitalise on his good start, and dragged a turning delivery from Krejza back onto his stumps shortly after Dravid fell.

One down in the series, with a highly creditable draw in Delhi following a drubbing in Mohali, Australia were aiming to salvage their bruised pride. Evenly split in pace and spin, but mellowed by another under-performing display from Lee, Australia relied on Krejza to handle the bulk of the bowling. He came in under a degree of pressure and showed enough stomach for a fight after he was mauled in his first three overs. The Tendulkar drops would have hurt, but Laxman's wicket was reward for an encouraging debut.

Laxman Play 100 test Match in Mohali

2008-11-06T05:36:00.000-08:00

It's been 100 Tests now that VVS Laxman has been making batting look all too easy, whirring his wrists and persuading the ball through improbable arcs. Appearances can be deceptive, though, for behind that lackadaisical grace lie weeks and months of graft and practice. And for someone who makes it all look smooth sailing, his career has had more than its share of turbulence. It has been an eventful 12 years and the man himself is satisfied with how it has all shaped up. "I'm quite happy with the journey I have had. It has made me a better person," he tells Cricinfo.

A few years ago we did a cover story for our magazine on the top five Indian batsmen, where each one spoke about one of the others. Sachin Tendulkar spoke about you, and I still remember one sentence. He said, 'When Laxman bats you just stand at the other end and watch and tell yourself not to get carried away.' That's quite something coming from him.
That's a big compliment. But that's really true of each of the four of us, and [Virender] Sehwag and [Gautam] Gambhir too. When any of us is in peak form, when we are dominating batsmen, it is a treat to watch. And one thing you don't want to do is to try to emulate someone who is batting that well.

What Sachin really meant was that you can do some things that can't be emulated.
What he was probably referring to is the shots I play from outside the off stump towards leg. But then each of us has some truly special skills. That's why we have done so well at the international level. But that's a great compliment from Sachin, who has played international cricket for so many years and seen so many batsmen.

Not a lot of batsman make a living out of hitting balls from outside the off stump through midwicket. How did you learn to bat like this?
I have always done what has come naturally. I have not tried to change too many things. I have put in a lot of hard work, but I have followed what came naturally.

There are a couple of things that helped develop my game. One, the school ground. Actually it was not a ground but a small space between the buildings. We had a cement pitch and a tar road and we used play with a glazed ball. This meant the ball really skidded on to you, and it didn't bounce a lot. On those wickets, you knew what the ball was going to do, it didn't deviate much and the bounce was even. So all of us in school learnt to play a lot of on-the-rise shots.

The second thing is that in Hyderabad we had a lot of matting wickets with nice bounce. On those wickets even a decent fast bowler could get the ball to climb from a good length. So as a batsman you couldn't really commit to the front foot - you stay back and play late.

Both these factors helped me play fast bowling well. When you are playing international cricket, 75% of the time you are playing fast bowling, and I really enjoy playing fast bowling.

The many sides of Sourav

2008-11-06T05:34:00.000-08:00

Gangles was fun. Every now and then a fellow feels like tearing off his shirt and waving it around like Mick Jagger with a microphone. Of all places, Sourav Ganguly responded to the urge at Lord's, holiest of cricketing holies. So much for decorum. He might as well have burped in St Paul's. Every now and then a fellow feels an insult coming on. Ganguly was rude to Steve Waugh, captain of all Australia, the mightiest foe of them all. So much for deference. Typically it started as a misjudgment and became an amusement that turned into a strategy.

Ganguly did not mind directing the fire at himself. What could they do? Bowl bumpers? Already every fast bowler worth his salt had tried to knock off his head. He had no lordly lineage but he walked and talked as he pleased, not exactly trying to provoke opponents but unwilling to deny himself. He did not give much ground to the modern game, with its fitness and diving and running between wickets and morning training and all that rot. It was brave of him to remain apart, for it left him exposed to ridicule, forced him to justify himself. But Ganguly was not scared of the pressure. Perhaps he needed the extra pressure the way a veteran car needs a crank. And, just in case, he had the populist touch. If Anil Kumble was the colossus, Sachin Tendulkar the champion, Rahul Dravid the craftsman, VVS Laxman the sorcerer, then Ganguly was the inspiration.

It has been an astonishing career. Some men prefer to follow a predictable path and their stories tell of a slow rise to the top and an equally measured decline. To that end instinct is subdued, contention avoided and risk reduced. That has been altogether too dull for Ganguly. Throughout he has toyed with his fate, tempting it to turn its back on him so that once again he could surprise the world with a stunning restoration. Something in him rebelled against the mundane and the sensible. He needed his life to be full of disasters and rescues, and comebacks and mistakes and memorable moments. To hell with the prosaic. At heart he is a cavalier, albeit of mischievous persuasion.

Taken as a whole, his contribution has been a triumph. It is no small thing for a boy from Kolkata to make it in Indian cricket. Till then local players were regarded as soft touches, and Ganguly himself was so categorised in his early days. Whereas the Mumbai-ites had risen through a rigorous system and the outstation boys had fought every inch of the way, the Bengalis seemed to lack the toughness required to make the grade. Ganguly changed all that. Indeed it was one of the many tasks he set himself. Always he has pitted himself against presumption and always he has prevailed.

Heavens, he even managed to time his departure as sweetly as ever he did any cover-drive. Before the series began he disarmingly announced that these four Tests against Australia were going to be his last. At a stroke his announcement put an end to speculation that he might lose his place. Ganguly is shrewder than he pretends. Just for a day or so it seemed that he might not get his way as reports spread of indiscreet remarks supposedly made about Robin Uthappa's hair, but Ganguly disowned the comments, even the splendid one about "every Tom, Dick and Harry" playing in the team. And so, once again, he lived to fight another day. Mind you, he let them hang in the air for 72 hours! That was typical Ganguly: at once the hero and the villain.

India v Australia, 4th Test Nagpur

2008-11-05T05:40:00.000-08:00

India v Australia 4th Test Nagpur

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Having missed out on the last ODI series in Sri Lanka with Sachin Tendulkar is likely to return for the seven-ODI series against England starting November 14 in Rajkot. His availability will be one of the key issues of discussion when the selectors meet in Nagpur on Wednesday to announce the squad for the first three one-dayers.

Tendulkar had last featured in an ODI during the CB Series in Australia. A groin injury picked up during the tournament kept him away from the Kitply Cup held in Dhaka and the Asia Cup in Pakistan that followed.

"We haven't heard anything from him yet so we expect him to play," one of the selectors told Cricinfo. This will also be the first time the selectors, headed by Kris Srikkanth, will be appointing an ODI squad; they had picked the Test squad to face Australia.

From the squad that featured in Sri Lanka, Irfan Pathan is likely to be dropped given his lean form this season. As an allrounder, he doesn't have a strong case, scoring 105 at 17 in his last seven innings and picking up 10 wickets at almost 47 in the nine games he has played since the Kitply Cup. Though he was the third-highest wicket-taker in the Challenger Trophy, the selectors will be hard-pressed to pick him unless captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni supports his case.

S Badrinath, who was Tendulkar's replacement in Sri Lanka, is expected to retain his place in the squad. While Tendulkar is likely to partner Gautam Gambhir at the top, the others to follow include Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Dhoni and Virender Sehwag (not necessarily in that order) which leaves a place for another batsman.

Virat Kohli, who played in Sri Lanka, is expected to fill that slot, over Robin Uthappa and Yusuf Pathan. Kohli proved his mettle when he adapted well as an opener in Sri Lanka and has impressed both Dhoni and the new selection committee.

Though Uthappa has been in solid form since the start of this season he might have to show a bit more patience. He was dropped after scoring 37 in three games during the Asia Cup but topped the run charts in the Challenger Trophy and followed that with a century on his first day as Karnataka captain in the Ranji Trophy against Railways.

In the bowling department, the selectors may rest either Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma considering the packed international calendar. Ishant was rested from the ODIs in Sri Lanka after he picked up an injury during the third Test. Munaf Patel will be the third seamer and Praveen Kumar's ability to swing on the Indian pitches might help him retain his position in the squad. RP Singh, who played in Sri Lanka, is likely to be left out after his disappointing figures in the last three series - 11 wickets at 30 .

Amit Mishra is favoured over Pragyan Ojha to be Harbhajan Singh's support act. The selectors' confidence might come from Mishra's decent outing during the IPL for Delhi Daredevils and, of course, his form in the current Test series.

Anil Kumble retires from cricket

2008-11-05T05:35:00.000-08:00

nil Kumble has announced his retirement from cricket, saying the finger injury he sustained on the third day of the Test helped him make his decision. The news was made public minutes after the tea break on the final day; Kumble then bowled four overs before the match was called off as a draw.

"The body was asking questions every day," he said. "It was not easy to keep bowling the way I have been bowling the last 18 years, to keep going. The injury I had on the third day probably helped me make the decision."

The captaincy now passes on to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who already leads India in the shorter forms of the game.

Kumble made the formal announcement at the post-match press conference, at which he received a standing ovation from the journalists crowded into the room. He doffed his cap and sat down to speak to the media one last time as an India player and captain. He stayed composed throughout the conference, which took place minutes after the emotional farewell he had received on the field.

Kumble had decided to quit last night but took his time in letting his team-mates know, lest it took their focus off the match. "I did inform my team-mates, who I have played with all these years, one by one during the day," Kumble said. "Then I informed the chairman of the selection committee just after lunch. I did inform the board as well."

It took a "nasty injury" to finally push Kumble into retirement. He has had a shoulder injury before, and has been troubled by it, but at 38, the "pretty deep" cut proved too much. "You could see the flesh. There are 11 stitches," Kumble said. "The doctor said I had to undergo the procedure under general anesthesia. I told him, 'If you give me general anesthesia I'll lose time, I'd like to go there and bowl.' He said 'Look, it's a medical decision, not a cricketing decision."

"The stitches will come out only on November 8, which is the third day of the Nagpur Test. I don't think it was easy for me to bat or field. I wouldn't have been 100% and I didn't want to let the team down. Anyway I had more or less decided this would be my last series."

Kumble has never given the team less than 100% and he said wanted to be remembered most for that. "I definitely put the team above self, right through my career," Kumble said. "I believe Indian cricket has certainly gone further from the time when I started, in terms of results, not just in India but also abroad.

"And I am confident that with this young team, with a few of the experienced senior players still being a part of the team, we have an opportunity to dominate world cricket and be No. 1 in all forms of the game. In one-day cricket we're pretty close to the top, in Twenty20 we're No. 1, I don't think we are that far behind in Tests as well and it will be great to see that happen."

An important part of that surge towards Test leadership would be a series win against Australia. Kumble said he will there in Nagpur to see whether the team can do that. "Ideally I would have liked to finish in Nagpur," Kumble said. "At this moment, I don't think I will be traveling with the team, but I will certainly go to Nagpur. I want to see Sourav's last Test match, and also wish Laxman on his 100th. And win the series. That is the ultimate goal for all of us. I would like to be a part of that."

It has been a long road for Kumble - 18 years - on which he has come across many highs and lows. "I had to go through a lot of things in the early part of my career," Kumble said. "People questioning my ability, my fitness, my form, my bowling and the effectiveness of my bowling. I had to go through that then, now right at the end of my career, and even in the middle.

In that sense, after the shoulder surgery [in 2001], I've done exceptionally well to have played eight years. To have bowled so many overs and to have got so many wickets, the second phase was certainly more satisfying. We had a lot more victories, not just in India but also abroad: especially the Australia series in 2004, the Pakistan series after that, West Indies and England where we won. All of them were a challenge and to come out triumphant was special."

The retirement decision, in the end, came easy for Kumble. "The body tells you how far you can go," he said. "I kept challenging - as a cricketer you are always competitive, always saying, 'I can do it'. Whether you can or not only time will tell. I kept getting responses from the body saying that you can't. I fought that, I took various painkillers and tried all sorts of things, but ultimately one injury to the hand said 'enough now'. I was also not bowling at my best and you want to keep performing at a level that you are satisfied with. That was not happening so I thought this was the right time to move on."

For a moment as emotional as this, Kumble ended on a humorous note. "At this moment I would like to thank my family, my parents, who gave me all the encouragement, supported me and asked me to bowl legspin. Although I am still trying to find out how I can bowl legspin.

"Thank you all for all the support I have received right through my career. I've built some great friendships and met some fantastic people along the way. You'll probably start calling me from tomorrow for quotes about somebody else. Give me a break for a couple of days and I'll certainly take all your calls." Like he has unfailingly answered the Indian team's calls for the last 18 years.

Reverse-swing is crucial - Dhoni

2008-11-05T05:34:00.001-08:00

The winds of change are blowing through Indian cricket and the man who is in charge of directing that change is part of the process himself. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been stop-gap captain twice before - India won both - but the final Test against Australia will be his first as Anil Kumble's successor. By leading India to victory in Mohali, Dhoni has earned the opportunity to begin his reign with a series win over the world champions but his team has to pass a multitude of Tests in order to achieve that end.

India's best batsman - and forward short-leg fielder - has been banned and his replacement is a novice who was whisked away from a domestic game. Their No. 3 has the second-lowest batting average in the team - 23.40 - and is getting out by playing uncharacteristically loose shots outside off stump. He also had flu on the eve of the match but was expected to be fit. Two of their other key batsmen face possible distraction from personal milestones: for one this Test will be his last international match and for the other it will be his 100th. The pitch and the venue are unknown quantities for not only have India not played at the VCA Stadium before, they haven't even practised there.

Of all the issues Dhoni said the most significant one was the absence of Gautam Gambhir from the starting line-up. Gambhir has made 463 runs in the series - 150 more than the next Indian - and his opening partnerships with Virender Sehwag have been paramount to India's success. Apart from the runs they have added together - 372 in six innings - it is their aggressive stroke-play against the new ball and their terrific running between the wickets that has forced Australia on the defensive.

Dhoni was certain about Gambhir's unavailability only this morning. "Before that it wasn't 100% sure [that Gambhir will miss the Test] but now it's almost sure he won't be playing.

"It is crucial because he has been the man in form. A good start really matters, after that you can really capitalise and the middle order comes into action," Dhoni said. "But as Gauti [Gambhir] is ruled out, you can't really think about what would have happened if Gauti was here. We have confidence in M Vijay as well and hopefully he will give the ideal start that's needed."

Gambhir's ban and Kumble's retirement mean that India will have had a different XI for each of the four Tests. Kumble missed the second Test after playing the first and returned for the third, replacing Harbhajan Singh who had injured his toe. Amit Mishra, who made his debut in Mohali, performed impressively, taking a five-wicket haul, and he and Harbhajan will be India's spinners in Nagpur. Dhoni said that the constant changes to the line-up made a difference.

"Mostly when a player doesn't play he is not in good rhythm but touch-wood, everything is going on well. Whoever has got the responsibility he has contributed well, taken wickets, and put pressure on the opposition. If things go this way then there is no problem.

"In a normal scenario it makes a difference because if you are not playing in a series, and if all of a sudden you are playing a match, you don't know what the batsman's strengths are, which shots he is good at. Cricket is all about studying your opponents, putting plans in place and executing them."

Dhoni said the pitch at the new VCA stadium looked like a "normal Indian track" devoid of grass. He didn't expect the fast bowlers to find much assistance with the new ball but said there was a good chance the ball will reverse-swing. India's victory in Mohali was largely due to Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma's ability to reverse-swing the ball. However, they were unable to generate the same degree of movement in Delhi.

"It [reverse swing] is crucial because the new ball with the shine doesn't really do much. If it's not swinging the only option is to maintain the ball and get reverse-swing. Delhi was one venue where we didn't see much of reverse-swing because there was grass on the wicket and the outfield was also lush green. I think we have maintained the ball well. You have to keep it hard and dry as well in order to get it to reverse-swing."

Dhoni said the fact that this match will be Ganguly's last and Laxman's 100th won't make "zeroing in [on the goal] a problem". He preferred to look on the positive side of those milestones, citing the vast experience of the two players to be massive advantage in such a crucial game. According to him, there was no "added pressure or responsibility on the side".

Ponting frets over bowling line-up

2008-11-05T05:32:00.000-08:00

The toss has been so important in this series that in the lead-up to the deciding fourth Test the Australians practised their calling. It was a short, light-hearted exercise, like a game of two-up on Anzac Day, and at the end it was revealed that the coin was two-headed. After three guesses Ricky Ponting was one of two guys with a perfect record. He always calls heads, and is desperate for a change in luck on Thursday morning at the Vidarbha Cricket Association's new stadium.

Ponting has lost the past two tosses and quickly watched his team fall behind, and he does not need the bat-first-and-dominate theory to occur as they push to level the series and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. "I went down and had a look at the wicket yesterday, it's rock hard like concrete and there's no grass on it," Ponting said.

"With no history to the wicket, we don't know if it's going to bounce, or stay low, or what it's going to do. One thing I know is that it is going to spin, it's so bare. Hopefully we win the toss."

While Ponting has no control over the fall of the coin, he is also uncertain as to what will happen in the morning when he walks out to the toss. Gautam Gambhir's appeal against a one-match suspension for elbowing Shane Watson in the third Test in Delhi was turned down by the ICC on Tuesday, but the Indian board has "rejected" the ruling.

"It's going to be an awkward situation for me to be put in tomorrow if I get out there for the toss and the guy that's been rubbed out has his name on the team sheet," Ponting said. "I need to be clear, and Cricket Australia needs to be clear, on that."

India, who lead the series 1-0, also have a new captain in Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the exit of the legspinner Anil Kumble on Sunday, while VVS Laxman is playing his 100th Test and Sourav Ganguly will join Kumble in retirement after the game. Ponting hoped all the off-field issues of his opponents would help his side.

"One thing it [the Gambhir decision] does do is create a bit of confusion around their team," Ponting said. "They'll obviously have a lot of distractions going on. For us, it's pretty plain sailing, we've just got to work out the best way to play in these conditions."

The decision over the final XI will be difficult, but it appears the offspinner Jason Krejza will make his debut. Australia have taken 14, 13 and 12 wickets over the first three games and it is the main reason they are in such an unfamiliar position.